My Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats are creamy, sweet and jam packed with fresh strawberries. These are bound to become your new favourite breakfast!
Why, hello there. How’s your week going?
Mine has been super busy and filled with flour, sugar and eggs. I had lots of recipes due for clients over the bank holiday weekend, so I didn’t really get a break, but it wasn’t all bad as I could at least sit next to Mr AN some of the time!
I mean, what is a bank holiday when you’re self employed?! Although, I may also be a slight workaholic….
Today, I have an awesome breakfast recipe for you: Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats!!
It’s full of strawberries, oats, milk, vanilla and a little cream. Along with a bit of optional sweetener.
I wouldn’t normally advocate double/heavy cream for breakfast, but there’s only 3tbsp in this whole recipe and it serves 3-4, so…. I think it’s OK as a treat!
The weather here finally seems to have calmed down and as I write this, I can hear bird song and see nothing but sunshine and I just think this is the perfect breakfast recipe for a warm, sunny morning.
I’m not sure if strawberries and cream is a thing in the US; but here I remember having a bowl of sliced up strawberries with some cream and sugar on top for dessert. It’s so simple, yet I used to love it.
For me, I had more sugar than cream as I find cream makes me feel a little ill if I have too much, but the combination of the juicy strawberries, crunchy sugar and smooth cream is unbeatable.
So, I decided that the dessert I used to enjoy as a child needed to be made into breakfast because dessert for breakfast is my favourite thing ever.
Another thing I love about this recipe? The fact you only have to prep it, then leave it overnight to become thick and creamy overnight oats. It takes about 5 minutes, then the fridge does most of the work for you; hello divine, ridiculously easy breakfast!
These Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats should be illegal. I mean they are out of this world amazing. There’s just enough cream so that you get the cream flavour/texture, but not so much it overpowers and makes these oats too sickly/rich.
I made sure to add a whole cup of diced fresh strawberries and 3tbsp of sweetener; see I have tried to make this slightly healthier by not using sugar!! 😀
I say that the sweetener is optional, because I know not everyone loves very sweet oats, but to get the full strawberries and cream experience, I would advise adding the sweetener. It took me straight back to childhood as soon as I had a mouthful of these oats.
Oh to be young and that carefree again… 😉 Sometimes having to adult is the last thing I want to do.
I’m off to remember the 90s and eat more of these oats, hope you enjoy them!
Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 3 cups (240g) rolled oats
- 1 cup (150g) diced fresh strawberries
- 3 tbsp sweetener, optional
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) milk
- 3 tbsp double/heavy cream
Instructions
- Place oats, diced strawberries and sweetener into a large bowl and stir until the oats and sweetener are combined.
- Place vanilla, milk and cream into a jug and mix briefly with a spoon.
- Pour the milk mixture into your oat and strawberry mixture and combine just until all the oats are wet and the strawberries are evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the fridge overnight.
- You can serve Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats straight from the fridge, or warm them in a heat proof bowl, in the microwave. I prefer oats straight from the fridge!
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Marsha says
5.5.16 at 2:10 pmWhat an indulgent breakfast idea! Looks so delicious! 🙂
Claudia Rinaldi Spartera says
5.5.16 at 2:41 pmmaking this oats tonight, thanks for always sharing wonderful recipes!
foodtasticmom says
5.5.16 at 3:20 pmAwesome that you had a lot of client recipes – I love having that “problem”, LOL 🙂 And I STILL haven’t tried overnight oats! Pinning this because the photos are lovely and I really need to try them!
Tania Sheff says
5.5.16 at 3:25 pmI really enjoy the overnight oats! I love that you added vanilla extract and some heavy cream for extra flavor. I will give this recipe a try!
Cindy DG says
5.5.16 at 4:12 pmI have been wanting to try overnight oats! With strawberry season almost here, this will be great! Nothing better than adding in fresh strawberries! YUMMMO
Ahead of Thyme says
5.5.16 at 4:43 pmYum! What a great breakfast! Wish I was eating this right now…
Easy Peasy Life Matters says
5.5.16 at 5:05 pmThis sounds sooo divine!!! Just perfect to start the day off on the right foot! 🙂
Rasmus Janakka says
5.5.16 at 6:13 pmThose looks so good! I have to wake up early some day and try to make them!
Ginger Wroot says
7.5.16 at 6:04 amI actually like it when the line between breakfast and dessert is so blurred….this dessert-breakfast looks just my style. Pinned!
–G
http://gingerwroot.com
DazzleWhileFrazzled says
9.5.16 at 12:59 pmI’ve yet to try overnight oats. Looks great and very yummy! Visiting from Mad Skills party.
Melissa {Persnickety Plates} says
9.5.16 at 8:35 pmMy breakfasts don’t look nearly that pretty =)
Kallee says
9.5.16 at 8:48 pmi haven’t tried overnight oats yet, but these look delicious!
Becky @ LovetobeintheKitchen says
9.5.16 at 9:03 pmThis looks heavenly! I’ve been trying new oatmeal recipes. I’ll have to try this one next!
Nicole Burkholder says
9.5.16 at 11:53 pmI love overnight oats! And heavy cream is perfectly healthy for you- nothing like a good, full-fat to satisfy you all morning (especially since it’s not too much) 🙂
TakeActionWAHM says
10.5.16 at 7:39 amOh wow – strawberries and cream is one of my favorite oatmeal flavors – My grandmother used to make it for me when i was little. I’ll have to give this version a try, it looks so easy to do!
Charbel barker says
10.5.16 at 3:55 pmThese look delicious! My husband has been “forgetting” to eat breakfast in the morning, so maybe if I make this he won’t have any excuses 🙂
Angela Howard says
10.5.16 at 4:40 pmSounds perfect! Visiting from Turn it Up Tuesday today. I’ll be putting this on my breakfast pinterest board 🙂
Miz Helen says
10.5.16 at 8:14 pmWe will love your Strawberries and Cream overnight Oats. Thanks so much for sharing them with us at Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
CJ @ Morsels of Life says
12.5.16 at 6:40 pmThis overnight oats recipe looks so rich and indulgent! And with the strawberries in season, I bet it tastes wonderful. 🙂
Kim (The Kim Six Fix) says
13.5.16 at 7:34 amThese look yummy and what a great way to save time in the morning! Thanks for sharing at You’re Gonna Love iT!
Marie says
13.5.16 at 1:18 pmThis looks delicious! What an awesome breakfast treat to wake up to. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday this week!
Ginger Wroot says
14.5.16 at 5:09 pmI pinned this one as soon as I saw it. I’ve recently become a fan of overnight oats, and this one? It looks sooo lish!
–G
http://gingerwroot.com